All About Ballet

[Dancerunway]

Hi,

We are newly setup Ballet school and hope to provide your child with the best ballet education through small classes.

We are offering free trial class. Please refer to www facebook com / dancerunway

[sky minecrafter]

marmalade:

hi anyone can recommend a ballet school/ballet teacher for 3.5 year old who is shy yet eager to learn ?


my gal is interested in ballet and i signed her up for trial lesson at The Ballet & Music Company. However she doesn't follow the steps and only observe the class. And then when she reached home, she got her little bro to do all the warm up exercises and also dance with her. :roll:

If i were to enrol her for a full term, i am afraid she will take a while to warm up and i have to sit and dance with her in class.

Any suggestion?

Hi marmalade

My dd is the same age as yours.

I agree with your concerns. Parents find themselves sitting in class when their children cry. The school does not like it but there is no choice.

This is my experience. My dd is enrolled in TB&MC since last Oct. The Russian teacher was great with kids but she left abruptly in Mar. This week she was there, next week she was gone. There were temporary arrangements for a whole month.

When the new Chinese teacher came on board, there were lots of crying in class. After half a month, things did not get better and I gave my feedback to the school. They told me to switch to another class.

At the end of Term 2, I was notified that the Term 3 classes I paid for are not going to happen. The Chinese teacher will not be there and the new teacher is not determined. The usual class time will no longer exist and I have to try to work around with what the company can offer.

I tried to explain that I paid for the time slot because I have commitments and other time slots do not work well for me. There was then still two weeks left to Term 3 and so I would like to have my money back. No deal, company policy, the school replied.

After numerous times of speaking to the reception lady and emailing the management, the school still felt that their company policy overrules all consumer rights. On 20 Jun, the school finally decided that it can try to accommodate our time. The Chinese teacher is apparently not on a work visa and the school had hoped that the application for one would work out, but it did not.

The new term starts 27 Jun and we still do not know what time the Term 3 class will be and who the Term 3 teacher is going to be. There are still uneasy children and so I submitted my withdrawal.

I have dealt with enrichment centres for more than 10 years; I have never met an organisation like TB&MC.

In any case, my dd adores ballet and I really want her to enjoy quality lessons. A friend recommends Palais Dance Studio. I have contacted the principal and will be making arrangements for a trial lesson.

[marmalade]

Thanks Sky minecrafter for your information.


" The Russian teacher was great with kids but she left abruptly in Mar."
I am not sure you are talking about the same Russian teacher but I asked one of the students’ parents how they find the class (we attended a trial class and we were in the same class), the mummy also mentioned that they prefer the Russian teacher but she left. The current teacher is an Indonesian Chinese ( i didn’t ask, but I suspected so) and i find her alright as she is quite good with young children but in terms of techniques, since i was only there just once for trial, I can’t comment much. Anyway, it is a beginner’s class so mostly on very basic stretching exercises and ballet etiquette. I would think is ok since the mummy didn’t complain about her.

"No deal, company policy, the school replied. "
Is there anything stated in the contract on this ?
I was thinking if you could also go through the Small Claims Tribunals which is governed by the State Courts to file your claim if all else fails.

Yes, I agree with you that the management of The Ballet and Music Company need to be shaken up. I was at a different branch but I was not so happy with how my enquiry was handled. There was a promotion that a trial could go for $16 (instead of the usual $40) and no one knows what to do and so I was told to go in with my child first while they (1 local and 1 Chinese) checked it out. They have this unhappy look and after the class, the Chinese Receptionist just directed me to the local recept who was in another room while she settled payment for another trial mummy. And I was told again by the local recept to go the main counter to settle my trial fees. Later I realised that it was because the Chinese recept wanted to sell the school to the other parent (a foreigner) who is paying the full trial fees. When it was my turn, she just curtly asked for payment and only mentioned about the new term starting 2 weeks later when I enquired. Initially I thought of enrolling for 1 term just to let my girl try it out but after this episode, I don’t feel good about the way the school is being managed and i was thinking if they were to change teachers again, then my gal will suffer as she doesn’t adapt well to environment changes though she likes ballet.

It’s good that you have a school in mind. I am still looking around. Thanks for sharing !

[Raemom]

Hi all, I am new to this this chat. Need to seek advices… my dd was taking g3 ballet April… and got to know her result recently… she which she got a low merit she was disappointed about it as she worked hard for it. may I know is it difficult to get higher grade or the teacher that matters?

[Honesty]

Raemom:

Hi all, I am new to this this chat. Need to seek advices.. my dd was taking g3 ballet April.. and got to know her result recently.. she got a low merit which she was disappointed about it as she worked hard for it. may I know is it difficult to get higher grade or is the teacher that matters?

Hmmm... i think you will need to speak with her ballet teacher. Usually ballet teacher will talk with parents on the grades when receiving the certificates. There are many areas that could possibly lead to a less ideal result ie examiner may be stricter. I would encourage you to speak with the teacher.

[SAHM2KIDS]

Raemom:

Hi all, I am new to this this chat. Need to seek advices.. my dd was taking g3 ballet April.. and got to know her result recently.. she got a low merit which she was disappointed about it as she worked hard for it. may I know is it difficult to get higher grade or is the teacher that matters?

Grade 3 is tough, is a big jump from grade 2. It is very hard to get high score with the new syllables. Need a lot more practices.

[phtthp]

Anyone received G1 rad exam results ?

Did yr Tr show u the breakdown of results, which Section or step score low marks ?

[Cynk]

My girl scored 97 for RAD grade 3. She’s 9 currently. We were so thrilled.

[Oh My Gosh]

Cynk:

My girl scored 97 for RAD grade 3. She's 9 currently. We were so thrilled.

She's really good... must be a born dancer. Congrats

[Cynk]

Oh My Gosh:

Cynk:

My girl scored 97 for RAD grade 3. She's 9 currently. We were so thrilled.

She's really good... must be a born dancer. Congrats

:thankyou: no idea natural born dancer but I can say she's a hardworking little ballerina :please: